At least 1.24 lakh trees are likely to be felled on a section passing through dense forests to clear the way for the construction of the railway’s Mhow-Khandwa gauge conversion project in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
Under this crucial project, the railway’s historic narrow-gauge line is being converted into a broad-gauge line, they said.
The new railway line will reduce the distance between Indore, the economic capital of Madhya Pradesh, and Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, and will also strengthen western MP’s connectivity with south India, the officials said.
Environmentalists have warned of the adverse impact of tree felling for the railway line, even as the forest department said it has prepared a detailed mitigation plan.
“As many as 1.41 lakh trees are estimated to be affected in the dense forests of Indore and Khargone districts for the construction of the Mhow-Sanawad section of the railway’s Mhow-Khandwa gauge conversion project,” Indore’s Division​At least 1.24 lakh trees are likely to be felled on a section passing through dense forests to clear the way for the construction of the railway’s Mhow-Khandwa gauge conversion project in Madhya Pradesh, officials said on Wednesday.
Under this crucial project, the railway’s historic narrow-gauge line is being converted into a broad-gauge line, they said.
The new railway line will reduce the distance between Indore, the economic capital of Madhya Pradesh, and Mumbai, the country’s financial capital, and will also strengthen western MP’s connectivity with south India, the officials said.
Environmentalists have warned of the adverse impact of tree felling for the railway line, even as the forest department said it has prepared a detailed mitigation plan.
“As many as 1.41 lakh trees are estimated to be affected in the dense forests of Indore and Khargone districts for the construction of the Mhow-Sanawad section of the railway’s Mhow-Khandwa gauge conversion project,” Indore’s Division ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
